Well, I just started looking at your newsgroup and I must say that I > am appalled!!!!
> Let's read some of these comments again!!!!
> To Melinda and DAB: Where I work........you would be labeled as:
> racist, snobbish, narcississtic and paranoid. And I think that would
> be an accurate assessment of the two of you. You both make me so
> angry I could spit! How dare you talk to another human being like
> that. One could say that when we write, it is difficult to determine
> the feeling and thought behind those written words. I think your
> intent was quite clear.
Good for you....you know nothing about me or Melinda......I have been around USENET groups over 9 years and have seen ever kind of ploy to get money. This kid comes in the group and right away is asking for a so far non existent book to be sent to him. Several members took time away from what they were doing to search the net for additional information and found and posted the results for him to look at...but that wasn't good enough for him....he still whined about not having the money to buy the book on E-bay, my unasked question is if he saw it on e-bay why can't he give us the info needed to identify the book......Title and Author and perhaps a link to the e-bay posting......because he didn't do that red flags went up for me.
Since your pre-judging and jumping to this poor kids defense and projecting a holier than thou attitude I will assume your a Tree Hugger.
As I was writing this post.....I see that further down there are other
> responses from various other people.
>
> One tried to be nice to you (which neither of you deserved) and
> politely let you know that you were "out of line". But that wasn't
> enough for one of you..........you had to look this kid up and find
> out more about him..........so you come up with numerous requests
> from him for free material. Obviously that was suspect too! I
> wonder..........if, in fact he is poor......did it occur to you that
> perhaps he is looking for crafts to make/sell that might help to
> support his family. Or, perhaps he is looking for crafts to teach to
> others, maybe young children who have little or nothing, to give them
> something to do that is productive, and builds character and
> integrity. Or, maybe he is hoping to help his community by showing
> other adults these crafts, so they can do something to provide for
> their families. Or maybe it has nothing to do with poverty. Maybe
> he is a young man who follows his father's rules because he still
> lives in his father's home, and is attending college. Who knows what
> his reasons are. What difference does it make. He was only asking
> for a book. A book so he could teach himself something. A book on
> Ojo De Dios, "Eye of God". He wasn't asking for your checkbook. He
> said nothing about money. Someone is asking you about a book so he
> can teach himself to make something that represents "God" in some
> cultures. Instead of really trying to help him, you got nasty with
> him. You had an opportunity to do something good and you chose to
> ignore it. By the way.......have you seen the "God Speaks"
> billboards. Perhaps you should do a search for them and see what > they have to say.
Oh great a Bible Thumper too......which I have nothing against, to each his own.
Then, you add more insult to injury......."Most Americans get tired of
> people who constantly ask for handouts. That is not slander, it is
> just that begging is not socially acceptable
> in this country, as opposed to other countries where there is no
> means for an unemployable person to find a means of support."
>
> You accuse him of begging. He was asking for help. Hmmm, begging is
> not socially acceptable in this country, huh?!? Let's talk about the
> numbers of people who receive Social Security Disability (or are
> trying very hard to get it) and they don't deserve it. Let's talk
> about those people out there who don't want to work for a living and
> want to live off of some type of government assistance instead. I
> must clarify that I am not speaking of those who truly deserve these
> services. Nope! Begging in the US is not socially
> acceptable.......so people have found more savvy ways to get what
> they want. They know they can't beg, so they feign disabilities
> instead. You are right.....what you said about people asking for
> handouts is not slander. I agree, you did not slander Tim. You > insulted him!!!!!
> To David Skye: I would like to know just what it was that indicated
> to you that Tim was lazy and demanding. I got nothing like that from
> any of his posts. And if you think that those posts from Melinda and
> DAB were mild, then either you did not read carefully enough or like
> Melinda and DAB, you are bigoted and narcississtic. Those posts
> might have been considered mild, had Tim deserved what was doled out
> to him. But he didn't, which makes those comments just plain mean! >
Well as this is a crafts group I will restrain my fingers and continue to be Mild as you put it.
And we wonder why people in other countries don't like us!?!?!
>
I could care less what other countries think...they will think what they will.....most get there opinions of us from our TV Shows.
God help all of you.....you all need it! By the way
> Melinda......yes, I will send a book to Malaysia.
How nice of you.....what is the title and author's name? And BTW God helps those that help themselfs.
Donna